RN LPN

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide care to clients according to the Plan of Care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse ("RN") according to state and federal rules and regulations and SHCS philosophy, policies and procedures. Services include:

• Administer Medications/Injections
• Measure In-take and Output
• Tube Feedings
• Vital Signs
• Collect Blood Samples
• Provide Activity of Daily Living
• Monitor Catheters
• Dress Wound
• Observe/Report Changes in Client's Condition
• Obtain Specimens for Analysis
• Teach Family/Responsible Party about Client Care
• Evaluate the significance of assessment findings and communicates any pertinent information about the Client's status and ongoing needs to the RN
• Demonstrate knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the client and Client's clinical position
• Follows the five (5) rights of medication to reduce the potential for medication errors

• Perform all aspects of Client care in an environment that optimizes the Client's safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Perform Client care responsibilities considering needs to the standard of care for Client's age
• Promote Client/family/caregiver education using various verbal and written communication techniques that take into account the Client's/family's cultural, ethnic and/or personal needs or preferences
• Supervise CNAs ensuring progress, Plan of Care is being followed and client's satisfaction with services
• Complete and submit necessary documentation in accordance state and federal rules and regulations and with Company's policies and procedures
• Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with Company policy.
• Identify and assesses appropriate resources to meet client and/or family needs to facilitate optimal Client outcomes

• Current State of Georgia License as a LPN
• A minimum of one (1) year nursing experience preferred
• Home Health experience a plus
• Current CPR/First Aide certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Copy of SSN
• Valid driver's license/State
• Negative PPB TB skin test within the last twelve (12) months
• TRAIN THE TRAINER CERTIFICATE

The LPN Intake Coordinator/Educator is responsible for coordinating all new referrals made to the agency, insuring that all new referrals meet the agency's policies and procedure as well as federal/state regulations and guidelines.

• Maintains working knowledge of current home health coverage guidelines, admission criteria, documentation requirements, coding guidelines and care planning with case conference; manages patient care accordingly.
• Effectively manages initial home visit; introducing services, admission criteria, process for determining patient eligibility and for obtaining required consents when eligibility is confirmed.
• Assesses the patient/caregiver willingness, ability, and barriers to learn patient care techniques and for achieving independence in care; documents patient and family response to teaching.
• Outlines aide care plan; performs ongoing home health aide oversight, revises aide care plan based on patient progress; evaluates home health aide care every 14 days or per state payer requirement and state regulations.
• Supervises CAN participation in patient's plan of care and performance of skilled interventions at intervals defined by state regulations.
• Initiates the plan of care and related nursing interventions; conducts goal-oriented visits; ensures other nursing team members have information needed for continuity of care and continued progress.
• Provides patient/family teaching per POC; assesses and documents response to teaching.
• Advocates for the patient as required.
• Completes an accurate, initial comprehensive head to toe assessment. Completes for home health patients, an OASIS, and other assessments of patient and family to determine home care needs; obtains a history of current and previous illness(es).
• Uses health assessment data, input from agency team members, the physician, patient and family, to determine patient needs.
• Effectively manages patient and family expectations regarding agency services, outcomes/discharge goals and ability to achieve independence in care.
• Establishes appropriate primary and secondary diagnosis based on patient assessment and focus of home health care.
• Develops a care plan, incorporating appropriate skilled interventions, and necessary medical supplies/equipment and ancillary/specialty services, to achieve outcome/discharge goals.
• Protects realistic home health visits by discipline and medical supplies required per planned interventions and discharge goals. Write POC orders accordingly.
• Regularly evaluates home health patient's progress, in collaboration with team members; revises patient POC accordingly.
• Performs ongoing appropriate OASIS assessments and revises POC accordingly.
• Identifies home health patient's discharge planning needs when developing the plan of care; identifies and implements community…